The Housing Support Worker provides individualized support and wellness planning to clients in congregate living environments to promote recovery and independence. They also facilitate access to community resources, assist with financial management, and engage in systemic advocacy to improve service availability.
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We are hiring a Housing Support Workers for the Community Homes for Opportunity (CHO) Program!
If you are a collaborative, innovative individual who is interested in helping people recover from a mental health challenge, increase their independence, and find housing in York Region and South Simcoe then this role is for you!
Permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week. - Evening hours and weekends may be required.
$56,444-68,429 per annum. *Candidate experience will be considered when determining the starting salary.
An existing vacancy.
Closing Date: August 20, 2026
The Housing Support Worker will work predominantly in the community, directly with clients. The Housing Support Worker will work from the Aurora Office located at 15150 Yonge Street on the days of on-site work and will be required to travel within York Region & South Simcoe for client meetings and staff training or other meetings. There is potential to work from home based on client and program needs.
The Community Homes for Opportunity Housing Support Worker works within the community in residential congregate living environments and collaborates with clients to provide individualized and flexible support and wellness planning. The focus is to help clients maintain their housing, engage and integrate them into the community, budgeting and financial management support and helping to facilitate access to resources and supports to maximize their independence and potential, and promote their recovery.
Individuals are assisted to identify strengths and needs and develop long term goals, short term objectives to meet these goals, and concrete action steps to achieve the objectives through wellness plans. In addition, the Community Homes for Opportunity Housing Support Worker participates in individual and systemic advocacy initiatives to improve resource access and availability. The Community Homes for Opportunity Housing Support Worker may be assigned other duties as required and will work very closely with the CHO Housing Administrators and Home Operators. They are part of a multi-disciplinary team.
In addition to compliance with all organizational policies and procedures, the incumbent is also expected to behave ethically, demonstrate competence in effective communication and team building, demonstrate effectiveness in working in a collaborative environment, and demonstrate confidence in decision-making and in building relationships.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to the job. This information is not constructed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job.
This position reports to and is supervised by the Manager, People and Teams.
Office work, community settings, meetings in clients’ home and travel with clients.
In keeping with mental health reform, best practices, funding, and direction, this position may later require knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions not noted here.
To request this posting in an alternate format or to request an accommodation in the application process, email AODA@cmha-yr.on.ca [AODA@cmha-yr.on.ca].
If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/ [https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/] and search for Housing Support Worker, click on the “Apply Now” button, and proceed to upload your cover letter and resume.
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Market context
In Ontario, behavioral-health roles are typically driven by ongoing need in community, outpatient, and support settings serving people with mental health or substance use challenges. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for experience with diverse populations plus a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor’s in social work or a related field preferred. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to show relevant client-facing experience and readiness to work with varied needs.